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. 2018;28(4):689-707.
doi: 10.1007/s11023-018-9482-5. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

AI4People-An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations

Luciano Floridi  1   2 , Josh Cowls  1   2 , Monica Beltrametti  3 , Raja Chatila  4   5 , Patrice Chazerand  6 , Virginia Dignum  7   8 , Christoph Luetge  9 , Robert Madelin  10 , Ugo Pagallo  11 , Francesca Rossi  12   13 , Burkhard Schafer  14 , Peggy Valcke  15   16 , Effy Vayena  17
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AI4People-An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations

Luciano Floridi et al. Minds Mach (Dordr). 2018.

Abstract

This article reports the findings of AI4People, an Atomium-EISMD initiative designed to lay the foundations for a "Good AI Society". We introduce the core opportunities and risks of AI for society; present a synthesis of five ethical principles that should undergird its development and adoption; and offer 20 concrete recommendations-to assess, to develop, to incentivise, and to support good AI-which in some cases may be undertaken directly by national or supranational policy makers, while in others may be led by other stakeholders. If adopted, these recommendations would serve as a firm foundation for the establishment of a Good AI Society.

Keywords: AI4People; Artificial intelligence; Data governance; Digital ethics; Ethics of AI; Governance.

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Overview of the four core opportunities offered by AI, four corresponding risks, and the opportunity cost of underusing AI
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An ethical framework for AI, formed of four traditional principles and a new one
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